[ETS/PARC List] FW: [The Daily DX] VP8DOZ/G - South Georgia

[Don WILSON]

> Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 10:44:17 -0500
> 
> From: urb at w2dec.com
> Subject: Fwd: [The Daily DX] VP8DOZ/G - South Georgia
> 
> 
> >
> >Denis ZL4DB is heading to VP8\G South Georgia in a few days. En 
> >route, he hopes to collect his license in Stanley, Falkland Islands 
> >around 24th January and to get a VP8\G call-sign. He also hopes to 
> >meet Bob VP8LP who has been very helpful in providing information on 
> >requirements and contacts with the VP8 administration. Once on the 
> >South Georgia he needs to obtain permission to operate, which could 
> >be late February as there are important tasks to complete for the 
> >team he's working with. A QRZ page and possibly Clublog will be set 
> >up when his call is confirmed.
> >
> >Denis will arrive at King Edward Point, near Grytviken around 27th 
> >January and will be tasked with providing comms for a helicopter 
> >operation as part of the South Georgia Habitat Restoration Project. 
> >The helicopter team will be rat-poisoning, with Denis setting up a 
> >global positioning warning system to track the choppers and a 
> >repeater system between the main base and forward operating 
> >positions. His time for ham radio will be largely dictated by the 
> >weather. If its adverse for flying, then he'll be off to the shack. 
> >The operation is scheduled to end late March/early April.
> >
> >Denis is very inexperienced in using a computer logging program or 
> >pile-up handling so may not be calling CQ initially, he may only S&P 
> >for a while until his confidence increases.  If you hear him, please 
> >be very patient. He has been given him some training using N1MM with 
> >a simulated steady stream of callers. He knows how to use split but 
> >initially may be simplex only.
> >
> >His rig is a TS-480 barefoot into a 17/20m GP. The TS-480 has 
> >auto-tuner so he may appear on other bands. Unfortunately, he is not 
> >permitted to operate from the main comms room on the base or use 
> >their antennas. He will only be operating SSB.
> >
> > From Grytviken, there is a tall mountain range to the North which 
> > will largely block SP signals towards WEU, NA & SA. Fortunately, 
> > these is a large bay right in front of him on the SP to ZL, VK & Asia.
> >
> >Denis has been on Macquarie before and had hoped to operate from 
> >there but this never eventuated. There is a possibility he may not 
> >operate from VP8\G either. With a large team planning to activate 
> >South Georgia and South Sandwich in 2016, it won't be long before we 
> >get a crack at a large-scale activation from these highly 
> >sought-after entities.
> >
> >Denis will not be reachable by e-mail while at Grytviken. He hopes 
> >to gain some internet time to send logs to his QSL manager (Paul 
> >ZL4PW). Please do not request skeds, different bands, different 
> >modes etc etc. If he isn't too intimidated by the pile-ups and 
> >caller behaviour he will work more of the deserving. QSL information 
> >will be posted on qrz.com at a later date. Uploading to LOTW and 
> >eQSL is very unlikely.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Paul ZL4PW
> >


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